Airport Security Screeners Ratify New Agreement

The company that handles security at the James Richardson International Airport has ratified a new collective agreement.

Security screeners with Garda Security Screening Inc. and General Teamsters Local Union 979 ratified the agreement on Friday.

General Teamsters Local Union 979 represents a unit of about 200 employees at the airport who are responsible for the security screening of passengers, non-passengers, and baggage. Their previous collective agreement expired on March 31, 2012.